concerned neighbor called police after finding one of the children outside and getting no response when he knocked on the door as temperatures dropped into the low 40s.Police officers knocked and also got no response. One of the officers peered inside a window and saw the girl in the dog cage. Police then kicked the door in. The children were immediately placed in protective custody.The father later told police he had taken the powerful narcotic painkiller Oxycontin, the muscle relaxer Flexeril, the anti-seizure medication Dilantin and drank a 16-oz. Busch beer, according to court records.

There are bad decisions, and then there are people like this.... Remove these children from his life, and maybe put a bullet in him for good measure.

8Fingers:Why are people that are pretty much by any measure that society uses. Irresponsibilty unable to function as normal members of life, so intent on reproducing?

Abstinence only education, politicians blocking education reform (educating women is the #1 way to prevent unwanted pregnancies), defunding educational programs such as Head Start, attacking groups that provide reproductive services (not just abortions) like Planned Parenthood thus placing a stigma on them, social leaders like pastors and civic leaders like politicians out-right saying birth control is wrong and a sin and not being vociferously challenged on it, etc. etc. etc.

The gist of my argument is any serious attempts to provide a positive change on this is being attacked and often end up watered down to the point where they're barely helpful if there at all. And this was in Tulsa, so keep in mind that all that fire towards women's reproductive rights is x100 where these people are at. Of course even if it all were different you'd still see this happen. We just might see less of it.

Not discounting the tragedy, but at what point do you stop counting months and start calling them "years"? Is this a per family thing? Saying "22 months" instead of "nearly 2" or simply "2 years" seems a bit high to be referring to them as "X months."

Diogenes:"This is something that could happen to any parent or any baby sitter," he argued.

Oh FFS. Well, I guess you can't blame him for trying.

Wait, no. I think you can. ARE YOU FARKING KIDDING ME?!?

No really, this could happen to anyone who had taken a bunch of Oxycontin, Flexeril, and Dilantin and washed them down with beer. I mean seriously, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, how could any reasonable person expect my client to take care of kids when he was that high? My client is the real victim here! The state is being completely unreasonable for expecting him to take care of young children in that condition!